Commandments About The Poor
12 biblical commandments from the Torah related to the poor.
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Leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor
Leviticus 19:10
'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
Do not reap the corner of a field left for the poor
Leviticus 19:9
'Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Leave gleanings of a field for the poor
Leviticus 19:9
'Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Do not gather gleanings of a crop but leave them for the poor
Leviticus 19:9
'Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Leave the gleanings of a vineyard for the poor
Leviticus 19:10
'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
Do not gather the gleanings of a vineyard but leave them for the poor
Leviticus 19:10
'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
Leave the unformed clusters of grapes for the poor
Leviticus 19:10
'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
Do not pick the unformed clusters of grapes but leave them for the poor
Leviticus 19:10
'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
Leave the forgotten sheaves in the field for the poor
Deuteronomy 24:19
"When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Do not retrieve sheaves forgotten in the field but leave them for the poor
Deuteronomy 24:19
"When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Separate the tithe for the poor
Deuteronomy 14:28
"At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town.
Do not withhold charity from the poor
Deuteronomy 15:7
"If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;